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#28301voted by our readers
By Anonymous01 PLATINUM
Baldwinsvillle, New York

Hush my child Come to me Lay your bones down On a bed of sweet evergreen Let mother Heal you Like she Only can Let you forget The sadness that Has been Let me wash...
Anonymous01 PLATINUM, Baldwinsvillle, New York
29 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> -Ernest Hemingway


#28302 Poetry
By Monica1210 GOLD
Columbia, Maryland
Monica1210 GOLD, Columbia, Maryland
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff&hellip; Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can&rsquo;t-control-yourself love it.&quot; -John Green

#28303 Poetry
By azurelove GOLD
Columbus, Ohio
azurelove GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
18 articles 3 photos 21 comments
#28304 Poetry
By Laurennnn PLATINUM
Sadieville, Kentucky
Laurennnn PLATINUM, Sadieville, Kentucky
31 articles 9 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people merely exist, that is all.&quot; -Oscar Wilde

Sakii BRONZE, Yakima, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love can not be obtained, unless you decide to love those around you&quot;-Alex E. &lt;---- Me ;)

#28306 Poetry
By swedishfishiecatcher SILVER
Westport, Massachusetts
swedishfishiecatcher SILVER, Westport, Massachusetts
8 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&quot;<br /> -- John Green

#28307 Poetry
By Vidra PLATINUM
Midlothian, Virginia
Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
46 articles 17 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I write only because<br /> There is a voice within me<br /> That will not be still.&rdquo;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

#28308 Poetry
By Chandler Cooley BRONZE
The Colony, Texas
Chandler Cooley BRONZE, The Colony, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#28309 Poetry
Allegory MAG
By GabbieG BRONZE
Westwood, Massachusetts
GabbieG BRONZE, Westwood, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat&quot; -Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

#28310 Poetry
By Anonymous